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# Maturin Murray Ballou

(1820–1895)   Editor

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Maturin Murray Ballou was an editor.

## Quick Facts About Maturin Murray Ballou

Born April 14, 1820

Died March 27, 1895

Profession Editor

## About Maturin Murray Ballou

American businessman (1820-1895)... \| Maturin Murray Ballou was an American writer and publisher in 19th-century Boston, Massachusetts. He co-founded Gleason's Pictorial, was the first editor of the Boston Daily Globe, and wrote numerous travel books and works of popular fiction.

##  Quotes by Maturin Murray Ballou

> [You may get a large amount of truth into a brief space.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maturin-murray-ballou/you-may-get-a-large-amount-of-truth-into-a-brief-space/)

Maturin Murray Ballou

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2d/maturin-murray-ballou-74039_amount_you-may-get-a-large-amount-of-truth-into_1839129.jpg)

> [Books of quotation are not only of importance to the reader for what they contain of matured thought, but also for what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maturin-murray-ballou/books-of-quotation-are-not-only-of-importance-to-the-reader-for-what/)

Maturin Murray Ballou

[Book](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/book/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b59/maturin-murray-ballou-74039_book_books-of-quotation-are-not-only-of-impor_2461730.jpg)

> [Ancient and modern languages teem with happily expressed sentiments of more or less force and beauty, sufficiently individualized and excellent to warrant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maturin-murray-ballou/ancient-and-modern-languages-teem-with-happily-expressed-sentiments/)

Maturin Murray Ballou

[Ancient](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ancient/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/828/maturin-murray-ballou-74039_ancient_ancient-and-modern-languages-teem-with-h_2603511.jpg)

> [For mine is the old belief... There is a soil in every leaf.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maturin-murray-ballou/for-mine-is-the-old-belief-there-is-a-soil-in-every-leaf/)

Maturin Murray Ballou

[Belief](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/belief/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10c/maturin-murray-ballou-74039_belief_for-mine-is-the-old-belief-there-is-a-so_2893571.jpg)

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